Gender-affirming lower surgeries coming to B.C. – what you need to know

​On November 16, The Ministry of Health and Trans Care BC announced that trans people in British Columbia will have access to publicly funded gender-affirming lower surgeries within the province next year.

​Saturday, March 31, was International Transgender Day of Visibility. To mark the day, we compiled ways that people, particularly health care providers, can make their workplaces more inclusive for trans clients and colleagues.

From January 1st 2018, Trans Care BC will take on additional responsibility for coordinating the existing central waitlist for publicly funded upper surgeries, previously managed by Dr. Bowman’s office as part of his work with Vancouver Coastal Health.